English Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor may move to Zenit St. Petersburg this summer. According to The Guardian , the Togolese forward will be released by Roberto Mancini's club if the Russian champion makes an offer to the British that suits them. The price of the issue could be about €18 million. Zenit refused to comment on this information. “We do not comment on transfer rumors,” the club’s press service told Gazeta.Ru.

Adebayor spent the last six months on loan at Real Madrid, where he was forced to move after a conflict with City head coach Mancini. It is reported that Zenit was the first among the transfer market players to make a specific proposal. However, the player’s value is not completely clear at the moment.

Two years ago, Manchester City acquired Adebayor from London's Arsenal for £25 million. It can be assumed that City is ready for financial losses, but The Guardian writes that the club has no desire to part with the forward at any cost . This is due, in particular, to the unclear fate of Carlos Tevez. The Argentine has repeatedly stated that he wants to end his career altogether, so Mancini, if both players leave, may be left with nothing. The estimated cost of the Togolese is about €18 million - for about this amount Real, according to the terms of the lease agreement, can buy the rights to the footballer.

Note that if the striker’s transfer to Zenit really takes place, then Adebayor will become the first black player in the St. Petersburg team in its entire history.
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The summer 2011 transfer season promises to be very hot. According to The Daily Mail, Arsenal have finally made an official offer to West Bromwich striker Peter Odemwingie. The contract of the citizen of Nigeria and Russia ends next year, but the forward is in no hurry to renew it. At the same time, Odemwingie himself did not hide the fact that he had an offer from one of the top clubs. With a high degree of probability it can be assumed that soon the former football player of Lokomotiv Moscow will become a partner of Andrei Arshavin .

London Chelsea may lose defender David Luiz .
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According to The Sun , Barcelona is laying claim to the player and is ready to offer Roman Abramovich £27.5 million for the Brazilian, who moved to Stamford Bridge from Benfica less than six months ago for £21.3 million. See Luiz in yours Josep Guardiola really wants to be in the ranks, who needs a replacement for 33-year-old Carles Puyol . It is reported that Guardiola has asked Barca's sporting director Andoni Subisaretta to arrange a meeting between club president Sandro Rosell and the player's agent Giuliano Bertolucci in Brazil in the near future.

However, the intentions of buying Luis run counter to the serious financial problems of Spanish clubs. The Catalans' debts currently amount to €548.6 million, and Rosell himself recently said that the team does not have the money for new acquisitions.

At the same time, Real Madrid agreed with 19-year-old Santos striker Neymar on the terms of a personal contract. According to Marca: an agreement will be concluded with the football player for six years with an annual salary of €5 million. At the same time, the leadership of the “cream” will have negotiations with Santos, which does not intend to sell Neymar for an amount less than €45 million.

More information about European football news can be found on the off-season page.

Adebayor aims for Zenit - Gazeta.Ru